Even Offshore Services Are Taxable As PE Profits – ITAT Mumbai

Advertisement Linklaters LLP Vs. ITO (ITAT Mumbai) Professional Firms can have a ‘service PE’. The words “indirectly attributable to the PE” encompass the “force of attraction” principle and even services rendered offshore for Indian projects are assessable in India The assessee, a UK based law firm, rendered services to clients with operations / projects in India. The assessee did not have an office in India and to render the services, its’ partners and employees visited India. The assessee took the view that as it did not have a permanent establishment (PE) or fixed base in ...